Is possible to enable FTP and email backup at the same time?

As you've already know, enabling both isn't possible. However, if you need this functionality now, you could initiate an FTP upload via the API like this:

import requests

# Setup
sophos_api_url = 'https://sophos:4444/webconsole/APIController'
sophos_api_username = 'admin'
sophos_api_password = 'password'

# Prepare XML Request
xml = f"""
<Request>
  <Login>
    <Username>{sophos_api_username}</Username>
    <Password>{sophos_api_password}</Password>
  </Login>
  <Set operation="update">
    <BackupRestore_Now>
      <ScheduleBackup>
        <BackupMode>FTP</BackupMode>
        <FTPServer>192.168.0.1</FTPServer>
        <FtpPath>backups</FtpPath>
        <Username>anonymous</Username>
        <Password>anonymous</Password>
        <BackupPrefix>Test</BackupPrefix>
        <BackupFrequency>Never</BackupFrequency>
      </ScheduleBackup>
    </BackupRestore_Now>
  </Set>
</Request>
"""

# Execute API Request
response = requests.request('POST', sophos_api_url, files={"reqxml": (None, xml)}, verify=False)
print(response.text)

Of course, you'll need to execute such a script via a cron job or some kind of scheduler on an external system, which might not be exactly what you're looking for. This script initiates a "Backup Now" action and should not disrupt any existing backup configurations.

As you've already know, enabling both isn't possible. However, if you need this functionality now, you could initiate an FTP upload via the API like this:

import requests

# Setup
sophos_api_url = 'https://sophos:4444/webconsole/APIController'
sophos_api_username = 'admin'
sophos_api_password = 'password'

# Prepare XML Request
xml = f"""
<Request>
  <Login>
    <Username>{sophos_api_username}</Username>
    <Password>{sophos_api_password}</Password>
  </Login>
  <Set operation="update">
    <BackupRestore_Now>
      <ScheduleBackup>
        <BackupMode>FTP</BackupMode>
        <FTPServer>192.168.0.1</FTPServer>
        <FtpPath>backups</FtpPath>
        <Username>anonymous</Username>
        <Password>anonymous</Password>
        <BackupPrefix>Test</BackupPrefix>
        <BackupFrequency>Never</BackupFrequency>
      </ScheduleBackup>
    </BackupRestore_Now>
  </Set>
</Request>
"""

# Execute API Request
response = requests.request('POST', sophos_api_url, files={"reqxml": (None, xml)}, verify=False)
print(response.text)

Of course, you'll need to execute such a script via a cron job or some kind of scheduler on an external system, which might not be exactly what you're looking for. This script initiates a "Backup Now" action and should not disrupt any existing backup configurations.

Good morning. It is a good idea. But I see the disadvantage that, to enable the API, you need a static IP because in case of change, you would have to go firewall by firewall changing.

Anyway, I have tried it and it shows me this error:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<Response APIVersion="2000.1" IPS_CAT_VER="0">
    <Login>
        <status>Authentication Successful</status>
    </Login>
    <BackupRestore_Now transactionid="">
        <Status code="501">Configuration parameters validation failed.</Status>
        <InvalidParams>
            <Params>/BackupRestore_Now/ScheduleBackup/FTPServer</Params>
        </InvalidParams>
    </BackupRestore_Now>
</Response>

Thank you

I guess it's because I'm not setting the server path correctly. Anyway, I'm not going to use it, as establishing FTP communication over the Internet is not secure. I find it surprising that Sophos works with FTP and not with other more secure protocols such as SFTP.